Hit up empunker. He has owned every sweet car that's on my bucket list.

 

I'm a little perplexed by this statement. I was just telling you what my observations were from having owned a GT-R for four years. People didn't clamor around me like I was a rock star, but the vehicle still received a lot of attention--more than any other vehicle I've ever owned. And as for the implication that a car has to have the pedigree of an Aston, Ferrari, 997/991, F-Type or Maserati, I beg to differ on that. Not only with my past experiences that I've described here, but let me relay another story to you. When I was on active duty and stationed in southern Italy, I had my '86 Buick Grand National shipped over. And I will tell you that this Bad-to-the-Bone American muscle car sure got a lot of attention with the Italians. In fact, I was even paid to drive for a wedding, because someone saw my car and decided it had to be in the wedding. A Buick? The audacity!

In absence of any other reasons that I can come up with, this seems to be the same negative bias towards the GT-R from the European high performance car owners. What is the problem, the GT-R doesn't belong in the same company? I'm not saying you feel that way (though your comments seem to indicate that), but I know there are plenty of people within the demographic that feel that way. Anyway, who cares? If your high dollar exotic has the paparazzi around you all the time, more power to you. But just remember that there are other cars out there which will equal or outperform these exotics, and it doesn't mean they can't garner their own fair share of attention in their own right, despite not having the same lineage.

 

My statement is in regards to styling appreciation in the US. It had nothing to do with acceptability. The GN story doesn't surprise me at all, occurring overseas.

 

While I somewhat agree with your statement, there's no denying the significant impact the GTR has made on the performance scene since it's introduction.

 

Whenever i take out the GTR i get the looks and the photos.
Its a bad a$$ ride who cares that its a nissan.

 

Ive heard from several peoples' kids that the GTR is the new countach/testarossa/911 Turbo. Meaning younger kids these days dream of the GTR and have the posters on the wall of the GTR just as kids from my generation did with the cars above. Thats not to say they dont still like the exotics but the press/media/movies have definitely contributed to a love affair with the R35.

 

Sorry back on topic...i was thinking about those same cars except V10 R8. I chose 997TT. But i also made the mistake of not driving all of them and really exploring. I basically chose the 911 from research alone. Basically im saying, dont forget to enjoy the hunt.

 

WELL. I wanted one of these a while back, not a car listed, but a different one.

Drove home a 2014 c63 507 edition today. Beast of a car .

 

Congrats! If you had answered my question earlier, the C63 is one of my first recommendations for a sub-$100k all-around performance cars.

 

Congrats! Bet it sounds and feels beastly. I always liked the C63 and almost got one. Actually almost got a C55 too. It is definitely a tq monster.

 

Congratulations on your purchase. What are the main differences between the 507 and the C63 AMG Black Series?

 

The black series fenders are around 2-3" wider then the 507, the black series is 510hp vs 507. Im sure the BS has larger brakes and a few more race-like features. I do believe the Bs is also $40,000 + over mine

 

The change up yesterday

 

Oh man wish u woulda sold me your tail lights. Oh well.

 

best bet OP is to buy an 09 or 2010 GT R that's already modded including the tranny fortification, reason? u can get them cheap and already done all you have to do is savor the joy of driving her without spending mogu $$ and be faster than the newer ones.